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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

List.

cunning, craft

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/lɪst/

  1. cunning, craft

    feminine · uncountable
    Der Fuchs ist für seine List bekannt.

  2. ruse, trick, stratagem

    countable · feminine
    Das Trojanische Pferd ist eine berühmte List.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German list, from Old High German list, from Proto-West Germanic *listi, from Proto-Germanic *listiz. Cognate with English list (“craft, cunning”), which see for more.

name/lɪst/

  1. a surname.

    masculine · proper-noun · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German list, from Old High German list, from Proto-West Germanic *listi, from Proto-Germanic *listiz. Cognate with English list (“craft, cunning”), which see for more.

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